eo i aor resigns _ - flies to Florida President. Anastosio ‘Somosa has resigned as the president of . Nicaragua, and Tuesday he arrived in Florida to. begin his exile. Somosa said he ‘ resigned in an effort. to stop the fighting between government troops and Sandinista guerillas, that ’- has kept Nicaragua in the grip of a civil war for . months. ‘Within the next couple of days a provisional . Sandinista government will take power. Somosa, who has an estate in Florida, arrived . with five planes, and is expected to live in that. State. A proposed new bylaw which wonld require development; pérmits for construction. above -the Upper Levels Highway to the 1200-foot elevation in West Vancouver has been sub- mitted .to council by municipal staff. ; “The effect of the proposed bylaw. would be to give council: greater control over the development of ‘difficult’ mountainside terrain. Zoning would be changed from | _ the traditional , rRSh Interior drug ring busted — More. than 50° People were arrested, and nearly 1500 pounds of high- grade Colombian marijuana, worth about $3 million: was seized Monday; in a ice apnet: stretching m Colorado to Cranb: - The arrests were | the - result of a seven month joint investigation by the Cranbrook “. RCMP 8 squad and Denver police. It was the second large drug bust in the interior ‘of B:C. in funder weeks. ° Eleven days ago police in a small Kootenay border town seized nearly $1 million worth of two ‘Colombian marijuana. Twelve of those per-_ sons arrested in Monday’s seizure were scheduled to appear in Cranbrook court Tuesday, and state police in Denver werd holding 40 others in custody. j Canada economy | looking bleak The Canadian economy is heading towards a period of low growth and high inflation, according to the latest quarterly forecast of the Con- ference Board of Canada. The non-profit research and analysis organization says Canada will soon feel the effects of the expected U.S. recession. The Board predicts that the rate of growth of the “ * oat henson aan AMEE HOES Aodhan Nuclear p ant economy will be 3.3. per cent this year, and will drop to 1.5 per cent next year. Although inflation is calculated to remain at 9 per cent both this year and next year, an in- crease in unemployment is predicted for the second half of next year. The prediotions of the board are based on the assumption that there will be no change in the Federal economic policy. RANG , out for 4 years The Three Mile Island nuclear plant won't be in operation again for at least four years, according to the operators of the plant. The final decision on the reopenin 8 of the plant must wait nt} ii the centre of the building is com- pletely decontaminated and workers can get in to examine the radioactive core which was badly damaged in the nuclear accident in March. The decontamination process is not expected to be complete until late this year or carly in 1980. The total cost of getting the plant back = into service will be about $400 million. MORE WORLD NEWS PAGE Al0 8 ie} vandalism occur that we have no FROM PAGE At But, the other vandalism incidents in W.Van, which, - along with the damage to the school, caused an estimated $2340 damage on _ the weekend, were not as were. smashed throughout, the ‘municipality. *~ ‘It looks like ‘rocks were thrown through the win- dows, but it is hard tp tell,’ the spokesman said. A picket fence was pulled over in the Marine area, a mailbox was van- dalized at Park Royal Terraces, and _ private property was spratyed with blue paint. ‘It was a, very typical weekend,” the spokesman said. ‘The thing with vandalis: is so few people are caught for the incidents that do PROTE *Disc brakes *D.L. package dual hors *remote left & right mirrors *rear window detroster *reciining seats “automatic Reg. $7,213 DEMO SALE °BUE *BUYER PROTECTION PLAN!! . *BUYER PROTECTION PLAN}! 1979 CONCORD DEMO 2 DOOR DLL. $5,493 VaMOUNTVIE 1600 MARINE DRIVE NORTH VANCOUVER 980-3431 B.C."a LARGEST AMC JEEP DEALER DLOTIOBA *BUYER PROTECTION PLAN!! RS2 and RS3 ‘single. family areas to new RST ang RSS" areas. The proposal was referred by council to the Advisory |. ‘Planning Commission for .- ‘consideration and. comment, would - Two RS7. zones. extend from’ Nelson Creek east to Goodman Creek and from Rodgers Creek west to existing subdivision development. “ In that area the proposed bylaw would allow 2.5 _ dwelling units per acre or picture of the typical van- For the this ‘reason the ‘less if steep land, creeks or ther obstructions exist. - Goodman. Rodgers Creek, the ‘bylaw ’ permitted in the zone. "In the RS8.zone between - Creek - and . “922. TREE | Fully insured & | experienced. allows 1.5 dwelling units per + acre or less if obstructions — exist. . : In: both areas. there would - be an ; “area density : . ‘Your competent _ Variation” option which. tree. service on allows housing to ‘be fi clustered in one area if it is offset i _another®. This is only permitted if ‘the overall density does not exceed that. 7 the No North Shore. “Fruit Tree Pruning J ~& _ At rates that get the job done. FREE E ESTIMATES, spokesman said he did not aa know who was responsible § © for the incidents. What the police do know is that many vandalism incidents are not reported. - Tm sure a lot of people -have had light bulbs broken and other damage done to their homes, which they. don’t phone us about.” { He: said neighbours must do more, and should phone the police about anything suspicous they see, even if it . does turn out to be a false alarm. And, the spokesman said, the problem is in no way a local one, but is province. wide. He said the Attorney-. 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